ALLIUMS (ONIONS, GARLIC)
Most people know that onions and garlic are good for you, but do you know all of the health benefits?
Here are a few:
The stronger the smell, the more beneficial it is.
Chinese chives have a garlic flavor.
The flower of chives can be eaten raw in salads.
The leaf, the long green part, of onions and chives, can be eaten in just about anything. Many folks mistakenly believe that the green leaf of onions cannot be eaten.
To reconstitute chives, moisten with salad dressing or lemon juice.
All alliums contain iron and vitamins.
Chives help stimulate the appetite and help digestion.
Garlic can help cleanse your blood and clear coughs and congestion. Take as a precaution against colds.
Alliums also help with colds, coughs, high blood pressure, blood sugar, blood circulation, digestion, healthy appetite, toothaches, headaches, and much, much more, depending on who you talk to.
Everyone agrees however, that alliums are very beneficial to everyone.
You can also grow Chives as a deterrent in the garden for aphids, apple scale, and mildew.